YDC is excited to announce the dates and times for our upcoming choreography workshop!

The workshop will be led by Michelle Olsen, the Artistic Director of the Vancouver-based Raven Spirit Dance (http://ravenspiritdance.com) and will take place in three segments:

Friday October 23, 7-9 pm

Saturday October 24, 4-8 pm

Sunday October 25,12:30-4:30 pm

The workshop will take place at Bella Dance and is free, thanks to support from the NWT Arts Council.

We encourage all YDC members to attend as much or as little as they can. This is a great opportunity to dance, learn and create right here in our own backyard. Participation in the workshop is by no means a commitment to choreographing a piece for the upcoming project. Following the workshop we will call a meeting for those interested in further developing choreography for the project.

YDC is excited to host a workshop with the dancers of KDT on Sunday, March 8 from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. We will be dancing at Bella Dance Academy (349 Old Airport Rd). There is space for 25 participants and the workshop fee is $20. To reserve your place, please register by emailing us at ykdancecollective@gmail.com

Please save the date, register early, and help us spread the word (please forward this email to anyone who you think may be interested)! We hope to dance with you on March 8!

The Sursaut Dance Company is coming to perform at NACC, and YDC is excited to host a workshop with them! The workshop is open to the public and will be held on the NACC stage on Thursday, May 29 from 7:30-9:00 pm. $15 for YDC members/$20 for non-members.

Don’t miss out on “Look To The Skies”, a unique music and dance collaboration featuring Yellowknife Dance Collective artists! Tickets for the April 18th & 19th shows may be purchased at NACC’s website here!

Members of the Yellowknife Dance Collective recently had the amazing opportunity to participate in workshops and a collaboration with the Montreal-based percussive dance troupe Zogma. The collaboration came to life on the NACC stage during Zogma’s show Sokalo (which was fantastic!!). Other YDC pieces were also incorporated into the show. Un grand merci à Zogma et l’Association Franco-Culterelle de Yellowknife pour l’opportunitié!

Click here for a teaser of Sokalo and check out a few snaps from the reheursal and show below!

Pleas join the Yellowknife Dance Collective for a unique show on Dec. 13 and 14 at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre featuring a collective creation with [ZØGMA]!

[ZØGMA] is a professional percussive dance company, based in Montreal and performing on the national and international scene since 2001. [ZØGMA] supports the creativity of artists who – inspired by elements of heritage and cultural diversity found in urban areas – propose a contemporary approach and a new aesthetic of Québec’s folklore, merging dance, music, and song into powerful, rhythmic works.

is a professional percussive dance company, based in Montreal and performing on the national and international scene since 2001. [ZØGMA] supports the creativity of artists who – inspired by elements of heritage and cultural diversity found in urban areas – propose a contemporary approach and a new aesthetic of Québec’s folklore, merging dance, music, and song into powerful, rhythmic works.

The evening starts with a collaboration with our local dancers: in avant premiere of the Collective’s show, Bella Beats Dance Troupe and Yellowknife Dance Collective will each present a collective creation they have been working on with [ZØGMA].